LAWRENCE GLEASON, GAZETTE CONTRIBUTOR Fort Macleod residents committed to help pay for the expansion of the W.A. Day school gymnasium have raised $194,000 of their $250,000 goal. The Fort Macleod Community Initiatives Association had hoped the MD of Willow Creek would help out with a donation to cover some or all of the remaining $56,000.…Continue Reading

Palliative care at the Fort Macleod Health Centre will receive a boost of close to $50,000 from a three-day alumni hockey tournament. The Hockey Through the Ages charity tournament far exceeded the expectations of organizers, who initially would have been pleased if the event made enough to buy a television for the palliative care program.…Continue Reading

Close to 550 people feasted on a free, early Christmas dinner Saturday at the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall. The Masonic Lodge and a strong team of volunteers served a dinner of turkey with all the trimmings to anyone who made their way to the hall between 4-7 p.m. “This is all about community,”…Continue Reading

A charity hockey tournament that hits the ice Friday promises to be one for the ages. The inaugural Hockey Through the Ages Charity Tournament features eight teams of players aged 25 to 79 years battling for bragging rights. The real winner will be the palliative care program at Fort Macleod Health Centre, which is the…Continue Reading

The CP Holiday Train will arrive in Fort Macleod at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Dec. 11. The CP Holiday Train program launched in 1999 and has raised more than $13-million and four million pounds of food for communities along routes in Canada and the United States. Donations of non-perishable food items will be accepted Monday for…Continue Reading

An area youth program is hosting a healing and unity seminar Thursday, Nov. 30 at the White Calf Hall at Stand Off. ONEHEART is hosting award-winning Horse Medicine facilitator Philip Whiteman from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday. Community members including grandparents and elders are encouraged to attend. “We are excited to announce that funding…Continue Reading

Fort Macleod is gearing up to celebrate its 36th annual Santa Claus Parade this month. The hour-long parade on Saturday, Nov. 25 is the centerpiece of a weekend Christmas Festival in Fort Macleod. “There is so much generosity, hard work and love that goes into it,” parade co-ordinator Ashley Nelson said. “It’s always such a…Continue Reading

The sacrifices of Canadians for peace and freedom were remembered Saturday during a solemn ceremony in Fort Macleod. Close to 400 people filled the Fort Macleod and District Community Hall for the Legion’s annual Remembrance Day ceremony. “I think it’s only right we spend one hour in one day out of 365 remembering the sacrifices…Continue Reading

Chinook Arch Regional Library System has purchased a new collection that will assist library staff in planning and delivering community-based programming. This collection was made possible through a $7,500 grant from the Henry S. Varley Fund for Rural Life at the Community Foundation of Lethbridge and Southwestern Alberta. The goal of the collection is to…Continue Reading